Sight & Sound's The Greatest Films of All Time (Critics)

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In 1952, the Sight and Sound team had the novel idea of asking critics to name the greatest films of all time. The tradition became decennial, increasing in size and prestige as the decades passed.

The Sight and Sound poll is now a major bellwether of critical opinion on cinema and this year’s edition (its eighth) is the largest ever, with 1,639 participating critics, programmers, curators, archivists and academics each submitting their top ten ballot.

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  1. 1 -

    Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080...

    1975, in 12 top lists Check
  2. 3 -

    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  3. 4 -

    Tôkyô monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Tokyo Story, in 27 top lists Check
  4. 5 -

    Fa yeung nin wah

    2000 — a.k.a. In the Mood for Love, in 30 top lists Check
  5. 7 -

    Beau travail

    1999, in 15 top lists Check
  6. 8 -

    Mulholland Dr.

    2001 — a.k.a. Mulholland Drive, in 26 top lists Check
  7. 11 -

    Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

    1927 — a.k.a. Sunrise, in 36 top lists Check
  8. 12 -

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  9. 13 -

    La règle du jeu

    1939 — a.k.a. The Rules of the Game, in 24 top lists Check
  10. 14 -

    Cléo de 5 à 7

    1962 — a.k.a. Cleo from 5 to 7, in 15 top lists Check
  11. 15 -

    The Searchers

    1956, in 26 top lists Check
  12. 17 -

    Nema-ye Nazdik

    1990 — a.k.a. Close-Up, in 21 top lists Check
  13. 18 -

    Persona

    1966, in 25 top lists Check
  14. 19 -

    Apocalypse Now

    1979, in 37 top lists Check
  15. 20 -

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
  16. 21 -

    Banshun

    1949 — a.k.a. Late Spring, in 16 top lists Check
  17. 22 -

    La passion de Jeanne d'Arc

    1928 — a.k.a. The Passion of Joan of Arc, in 27 top lists Check
  18. 24 -

    Do the Right Thing

    1989, in 25 top lists Check
  19. 25 -

    Au hasard Balthazar

    1966 — a.k.a. Au Hasard Balthazar, in 18 top lists Check
  20. 26 -

    The Night of the Hunter

    1955, in 34 top lists Check
  21. 28 -

    Sedmikrásky

    1966 — a.k.a. Daisies, in 19 top lists Check
  22. 29 -

    Taxi Driver

    1976, in 34 top lists Check
  23. 31 -

    8½

    1963, in 35 top lists Check
  24. 33 -

    Zerkalo

    1975 — a.k.a. Mirror, in 14 top lists Check
  25. 34 -

    L'Atalante

    1934, in 21 top lists Check
  26. 35 -

    Pather Panchali

    1955, in 21 top lists Check
  27. 36 -

    City Lights

    1931, in 34 top lists Check
  28. 37 -

    M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

    1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check
  29. 38 -

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
  30. 41 -

    Ladri di biciclette

    1948 — a.k.a. Bicycle Thieves, in 36 top lists Check
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    Rashômon

    1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check
  32. 43 -

    Killer of Sheep

    1978, in 14 top lists Check
  33. 44 -

    Stalker

    1979, in 22 top lists Check
  34. 45 -

    Barry Lyndon

    1975, in 24 top lists Check
  35. 46 -

    La battaglia di Algeri

    1966 — a.k.a. The Battle of Algiers, in 29 top lists Check
  36. 48 -

    Ordet

    1955, in 21 top lists Check
  37. 49 -

    Wanda

    1970, in 11 top lists Check
  38. 50 -

    Les quatre cents coups

    1959 — a.k.a. The 400 Blows, in 26 top lists Check
  39. 51 -

    The Piano

    1993, in 14 top lists Check
  40. 52 -

    Angst essen Seele auf

    1974 — a.k.a. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, in 13 top lists Check
  41. 53 -

    News from Home

    1976, in 7 top lists Check
  42. 56 -

    Le mépris

    1963 — a.k.a. Contempt, in 17 top lists Check
  43. 58 -

    The Apartment

    1960, in 28 top lists Check
  44. 60 -

    Daughters of the Dust

    1991, in 9 top lists Check
  45. 61 -

    La dolce vita

    1960 — a.k.a. La Dolce Vita, in 22 top lists Check
  46. 62 -

    Moonlight

    2016, in 13 top lists Check
  47. 63 -

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  48. 64 -

    Goodfellas

    1990, in 31 top lists Check
  49. 66 -

    Touki bouki

    1973 — a.k.a. Journey of the Hyena, in 9 top lists Check
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    Andrey Rublyov

    1966 — a.k.a. Andrei Rublev, in 29 top lists Check
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Last updated on Dec 3, 2023 by Dolwphin; source